Drawing & painting Programs

We offer many classes for budding artists of all ages. See the list of what we offer below.

Anime Manga Drawing for Beginners
Study the dynamic and imaginative art of Japan’s greatest and current Anime (cartoons) & Manga (comic) artists. Learn the techniques and materials used by professional artists in Japan and America, as we explore and discuss actual examples. Apply them as we draw characters and their elements to create your own manga masterpiece!

Anime Manga Drawing for Intermediate
This class is for those ready to take the next step in building your own stories. Students will build on their drawing skills and crate scenes, drawing backgrounds and compositions. Learn ways to view what you see to draw anything using line quality, composition, and contrast. Storytelling techniques and create your own manga page will be reviewed.

Foundations of Drawing
Beginners and intermediate artists welcome. This class is for those 10 an older. Students will be introduced to the basic fundamentals of drawing and will learn how to use the technique of perspective drawing to create landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits. Students will also explore the use of color and black and white pencils.

Secrets of Drawing
This class is for those 13 and older and will explore shape, form texture, perspective and shading. Students will experience the use of color as well as black and white media.

Parent/Child Drawing & Painting
Parents and kids can work together in these fun-filled classes. Choose between a fundamental of drawing class or a water color painting class with your child or sign up for both. See Foundations of Drawing and Painting for Kids for more details about each class type.

Painting for Kids
This class will start with drawing and filling colors in with a sketch pen. Then students will be introduced to shapes, forms, and color mixing, while using watercolor. Learn all the interesting watercolor secrets that professionals use, as you learn the fun of painting with watercolor.

Painting for Adults
This class teaches basic water color. Students will learn how to create form, color wash, texture, and color balance. Learn all the creative tricks artists use.

Acrylic Painting
Learn techniques and create depth in painting by using acrylic paint. See your creation come alive with instant visual results. Painting with acrylic allows colors to be richer and retain their vibrancy. Students will learn the basics by painting various things such as shapes, landscapes and portraits.